Category:Three temples of the Indo-Aryan shikara type

Tallihat group of temples and Katyuri mound, Uttarakhand 

Three 11th to 13th century Hindu temples with other ruins near Baijnath Bageshwar
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Instance of	Hindu temple
Location	Bageshwar district, Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India
Heritage designation	Monument of National Importance
29° 54′ 24″ N, 79° 36′ 39.1″ E
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The ASI protected Tallihat group of temples are three stone temples near the banks of river Gomati in Tallihat village, west of Baijnath Uttarakhand. The three temples are – Lakshmi Narayan temple, Rakshas Deval and Satya Narayan temple. The Talihat village has ruins of two additional historic temples, bringing the known total to five for the group.

The Lakshmi Narayan temple is a rekha-style stone temple found primarily in and near Odisha. It therefore is another example that attests to the sharing of architectural ideas between Hindu kingdoms in eastern region of India with central Himalayan sites. The Lakshmi Narayan temple includes a mandapa. The floor plan of the mandapa and the sanctum is square.

The Rakshaka Deval is a large temple but has a different architecture, one closer to those found in north Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and eastern Madhya Pradesh. The four pillar mandapa is open. The shikhara has five bhumis (levels), but is plain. It is likely older than the Lakshmi Narayan temple.

The Satya Narayan temple survives in a ruined form. However, the architectural elements and artwork suggest it was likely an impressive temple. The Tallihat site preserves many ruined temple parts and nearby is a mound that is yet to be excavated.

This is a category about ASI monument number N-UT-20.